Why & how the judges were murdered

The Dispatch reports that on June 30, 1982, between the hours of 9.00pm and 10.30pm, four peace-loving and illustrious Ghanaian citizens were abducted and callously murdered.

According to the paper, the four, Justice Cecilia Koranteng- Addow, Justices F.P Sarkodee and K.A Agyepong and Major Sam Acquah (rtd) were abducted by five people and murdered at Bundase.

The paper states that courtesy of a 282-page book, "The Judges' Murder Trial of 1983" Ghanaians have been given an insight to how the four were murdered. The paper revealed that the book stated that the Major as Director of Personnel at GIHOC was instrumental in the dismissal of workers who demonstrated against injustices based on which they were sacked. Mrs. Justice Koranteng Addow dismissed the writ filed by the dismissed workers who were asking for an interim injunction against their employers.

The paper further discloses that all five accuse persons Joachim Amartey Kwei, L/Cpl Samuel Amedeka, L/Cpl Michael Senya, Johnny Dzandu and Tony Tekpor were tried and sentenced to death by firing squad, except L/Cpl Amedeka who was tried in absentia.

It continues that Amedeka, Senya, Dzandu and Tekpor "collected" Mrs. Ceclia Koranteng Addow, Justices Sakodee and Agyepong and Major Sam Acquah (rtd), drove them to Budase Military Range, sat them on blocks and shot them from behind. Petrol was then poured on the bodies and burnt.

The paper adds that a Specialist Pathologist, Dr Eric Boye's report stated that their death was unnatural and was caused by shock and multiple gunshots.